SHAMEN YOU!

Last Saturday night some unspeakable monster tipped the paparazzi off as to the whereabouts of Paris Hilton. Probably someone with the initials 'PH', to be fair. And so, it came to pass that the world's press were on hand to snap pictures of Paris Hilton aimlessly ambling around Hollywood with her new best friend, a Buddhist monk who looked as though he had stepped out of the martial arts training sequence of 'Kill Bill 2'.

The pair patiently waited for the press to catch up before wandering into a Buddhist bookshop on the spur of the moment and sitting down together to read a spiritual text. After prompting from the monk Paris was also persuaded to give a less well-off member of society a piece of gold jewellery.

So maybe Paris's time in prison has truly changed her and opened up a more spiritual side, perhaps one not so obsessed with courting publicity?

Mmm. Not quite. Hats off to TMZ who did some undercover work on the undercover monk and found him to be a jobbing actor called Maxie Santillan, who has appeared in the TV show 'My Name Is Earl' and the movie 'Pirates Of The Caribbean.'

This must have been the hardest acting job of his career to date though. Imagine the pressure of keeping a straight face as old wonk-eye wanders around pretending to be the new Mother Teresa? Well done, sir.

And well done to Paris's PR people who once again prove that all the money in the world can't polish a turd.

Visit Maxie's MySpace here.

Edit: According to PageSix: "The duo's outing was part of a gag played on the paparazzi and all will be explained this Sunday on E!'s new show Pop Fiction."

It looks like maybe Paris Hilton was watching Gary Busey's rant about her from last week, but instead of following the bit about making good on hollow charity commitments, instead decided to prove him right and continue being a 'fake', a 'phoney' and a 'pathological liar'. This stunt isn't going to do anything to dispel this impression.